OnTheRocks Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 So I was talking to a friend of mine who was a food vendor for Training Camp. He has been developing some contacts not too deep within the organization - but contacts nonetheless. He was told that the league has the owners by the short hairs. If the stadium does not sell out, Ralphie boy has to pay the league full price for each unsold ticket? I thought that was pretty outrageous...but it does explain why there isn't a flat ticket price for every stadium in the league. Not a big deal when the stadium is selling out....but good grief....that would be tough on teams that don't sell out regularly. He also made the comment that Jim Kelly has a group that has the money prepared to purchase the team if it were to be sold. He said the Wilson family...and Wilson himself would not be able to purchase the team at the price it is valued at...800mil +. I know the rumor of Kelly being involved or wanting to be involved with a group to buy the team was just him talking big...I never would have thought he could pull enough investors...or the the right investors to make this deal happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackey7789 Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 So I was talking to a friend of mine who was a food vendor for Training Camp. He has been developing some contacts not too deep within the organization - but contacts nonetheless. He was told that the league has the owners by the short hairs. If the stadium does not sell out, Ralphie boy has to pay the league full price for each unsold ticket? I thought that was pretty outrageous...but it does explain why there isn't a flat ticket price for every stadium in the league. Not a big deal when the stadium is selling out....but good grief....that would be tough on teams that don't sell out regularly. He also made the comment that Jim Kelly has a group that has the money prepared to purchase the team if it were to be sold. He said the Wilson family...and Wilson himself would not be able to purchase the team at the price it is valued at...800mil +. I know the rumor of Kelly being involved or wanting to be involved with a group to buy the team was just him talking big...I never would have thought he could pull enough investors...or the the right investors to make this deal happen. So that must mean that the Dolphins owner is broke - man that stadium is always empty! And think about Jacksonville, Oakland, Atlanta, Arizona, Minnesota, St. Louis. If those owners have to pay the league for every unsold ticket, they should move immediately. We are in better shape than most people think - I have no doubts that the league recognizes the fanbase here. We have a top 5 fanbase in the league IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 So I was talking to a friend of mine who was a food vendor for Training Camp. He has been developing some contacts not too deep within the organization - but contacts nonetheless. He was told that the league has the owners by the short hairs. If the stadium does not sell out, Ralphie boy has to pay the league full price for each unsold ticket? I thought that was pretty outrageous...but it does explain why there isn't a flat ticket price for every stadium in the league. Not a big deal when the stadium is selling out....but good grief....that would be tough on teams that don't sell out regularly. Well, the deal struck between the B'gals and Hamilton County OH has a clause that the taxpayers have to pay off Mikie if something like 3 games in one season aren't sell-outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murra Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 So I was talking to a friend of mine who was a food vendor for Training Camp. He has been developing some contacts not too deep within the organization - but contacts nonetheless. He was told that the league has the owners by the short hairs. If the stadium does not sell out, Ralphie boy has to pay the league full price for each unsold ticket? I thought that was pretty outrageous...but it does explain why there isn't a flat ticket price for every stadium in the league. Not a big deal when the stadium is selling out....but good grief....that would be tough on teams that don't sell out regularly. He also made the comment that Jim Kelly has a group that has the money prepared to purchase the team if it were to be sold. He said the Wilson family...and Wilson himself would not be able to purchase the team at the price it is valued at...800mil +. I know the rumor of Kelly being involved or wanting to be involved with a group to buy the team was just him talking big...I never would have thought he could pull enough investors...or the the right investors to make this deal happen. Eh. None of that is really true. The owner is not responsible to the league for unsold tickets. Also, the Jim Kelly thing, he must have misheard. Jim Kelly is campaigning to get a group, but there is no way that he has raised enough people thus far to have enough money and NOT go public with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Eh. None of that is really true. The owner is not responsible to the league for unsold tickets. Also, the Jim Kelly thing, he must have misheard. Jim Kelly is campaigning to get a group, but there is no way that he has raised enough people thus far to have enough money and NOT go public with it. You know all of this how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SF Bills Fan Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 I know either the city or county of Oakland has to buy every unsold seat for Raiders games. Al is very shrewd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murra Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 You know all of this how? What? Because I know of no rule by which the owner must pay off the money he doesn't make on missed seats to the NFL. Selling seats means revenue for your team. Your franchise keeps it. However, I'm not positive of this because of the shared revenue deal. I don't think that they would really charge the Bills for non-sellouts though because our seats our so cheap. I don't really know this for sure, but I'm assuming that the whole shared revenue thing would not apply because the Bills require money shared to them, not taken away. In fact, the shared revenue deal is probably the only form of socialism I accept, because it keeps constant the legitimacy of the teams around the league and keeps their fans and owners with a reputable franchise allowing them each to compete fairly. You are right I don't know this for sure, but I'll take my educated guesses over the "friend" who knows for a fact Jim Kelly has a group with the money ready to buy the team if needed tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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